Hong Kong , CHINA - Looking for bargain hotel
Visit the following website of
Holiday City if you are looking for hotel with reasonable price.
Most hotel can be find between the range of USD$70 - USD$120. Range 3 to 5 stars.
Hong Kong , CHINA - Cheap stay 'YesInn Hostel'
If you are looking for budget stay in Hong Kong, please visit the following hostel at
YesInn HostelIt located at Fortress Hill MTR station, Hong Kong Island. About 5 minutes train from causewaybay. It cost you about USD50 per night. The owner is nice and speak english. Deposit of HKD150 (USD15) is needed, and the owner prefer you to pay by cash instead of credit card (additional 4% surcharge using credit card)
Type of room:- Single ensuit
- Double ensuit
- Twin beds ensuit
- Four persons Dorm
Flat L&M, 16/F, Railto Mansion, 183 King's Road, Fortress Hill. Hong Kong
Tel: +852 83386464
Fax: +852 8338 6467
Hong Kong , CHINA - Crossing Victoria Harbour by Ferry
If you are in Hong Kong, you should try the ferry crossing the victoria harbour. It costs you about HKD1.7 (USD0.20) for lower deck and HKD2.20 (USD.30) for upper deck seat.
If you feel bored of traveling via the MRT, tram and buses, you should take a ride on the ferry to feel the Hong Kong only water transport.
If you are in Kowloon penisular, come to Harbour City dock (or near to Kowloon Hotel). If you are in Hong Kong Island, come to IFC - MRT Central Station. Take the star ferry from both dock station.
You can't buy anything with HKD1.7 but you can cross the channel with HKD1.7...
Hong Kong , CHINA - Top Deck Restaurant at JUMBO
You must heard about JUMBO restaurant in Hong Kong, the only floating restaurant available in Hong Kong.
Apparently, Jumbo is owned by Stanley. Top Deck restaurant at Jumbo meaning there is another restaurant located at the roof top of the JUMBO and it calls "TOP DECK". A very nice atmosphere and particulary the sofa (apparently, the sofa couch cost HKD10k each). Any kind of foods available, fushion, western and etc. Of course if you fancy chinese then you should go down to the ground floor of JUMBO restaurant.
Top Deck at Jumbo is owned by a group call Cafe Deco.
A regular two person meals could cost you around HKD200.
How to get there?
- You can either take the bus number 70 in IFC (central station), stopped at Aberdeen terminal. Ask the local to guide you from there. It takes about 5 minutes walk to the boat terminal that Jumbo boat will fetched you to the JUMBO restaurant. The boat to JUMBO restaurant is FREE
Note, Please do make an advance reservation. A very romantic place for dining (surprise your love one)
Jumbo Kingdom
Shum Wan Pier Drive
Wong Chuk Hang
Aberdeb Hong Kong
Reservation number: +852 255523331
Fax number: +852 255521525
Jakarta, INDONESIA - Best View of Jakarta at ZOOM
If you would like to get the best view of Jakarta at night. Dropped by 'ZOOM' lounge. You must love it so much. It located next to Nikko Hotel.
ZOOM Resto & Lounge
Wisma Nusantara 28th Floor,
Jl. Mh. Thamrin Kav. 59.
Tel #: 021 3900909 ext 7668, 7669
Jakarta, INDONESIA - SATE PANCORAN
U must have tried the Satay in Malaysia, Singapore but you should try the Satay here in Jakarta but here it call "Sate"
Order:
- Sate Kambing (Lamb)
- Sate Bebek (duck)
- Sate Ayam (chicken)
The Best Sate in TOWN
SATE PANCORAN
Jl. Raya Pasar Minggu No. 33 - 44 -55
Phone: 7992276
Jakarta Selatan
Jakarta, INDONESIA - Korean food in Java Island
If you are fancy of Korean Restaurant, visit the following:
TOBAK Korean Restaurant
Jl. Woltermonginsidi No.30
Jakarta Selatan.
Reservation: (021)7203642
Tell the Blue/Silver Taxi Driver send you to Seniopati, Jl Woltermonginsidi
FoodsOrder for "Yuk Get Jang", Rice Soup + moderate spice (Rp60k or USD6), Side dishes are free (gratis)or try to order "Bulgogi"
Jakarta , INDONESIA - more places to hang out
If you are eager to step out and look for more new places in the evening in particular. Grab a bluebird taxi and ask the driver to send you to "Kemang". In "Kemang", you find lots of pub, club and restaurant. The area is decent with nice atmosphere, many expats and visitors hang out here too.
Check out the NewBeat cafe music @ lounge, there is this decent female singer performed on stage. Haven't you try sweet beer? and thats the "NewBeat Beer" would cost you Rp68,000 (around USD$5)
Alternately, check up the "Millennium" at KOTA.
